AN ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE TO ETHICAL STANDARDS IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
The study assessed the compliance of construction professionals to ethical standards in the Nigerian construction industry. The study area was Lagos State and the target respondents were the registered professionals including architects, quantity surveyors, builders and engineers. A total of one hu...
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| author | Busayo Funmilola Adeyinka Godwin Onajite Jagboro Grace Kehinde Ojo Sunday Julius Odediran |
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The study assessed the compliance of construction professionals to ethical standards in the Nigerian construction industry. The study area was Lagos State and the target respondents were the registered professionals including architects, quantity surveyors, builders and engineers. A total of one hundred and seventy (170) questionnaire were randomly administered on the professionals and one hundred and thirty eight (138) were retrieved representing 81.18% response rate. Findings revealed that professionals displayed high level of compliance to clients service delivery with Mean Item Score (MIS) ranged between 3.22 to 3.79, educational and professional qualification with Mean Item Score (MIS) ranged 3.18 to 3.71 and standards of practice with Mean Item Score (MIS) ranged between 3.16 to 3.63. The overall rating revealed that professionals have highest level of compliance to standards of practice with 54.76%, while the least ranked ethical standards was fair compensation with 49.31%. ANOVA test established a statistical significant difference among the professionals view about compliance of the professionals to clients service delivery (F value=2.447, P value=0.020) and professional development (F value=3.774, P value = 0.001). The overall level of compliance of construction professionals to ethical standards was 52.37%. It was concluded that clients service delivery; educational training and professional qualification and standards of practices are the most significant ethical standards among construction professionals in Nigeria. Therefore, the study concluded that professionals satisfactorily complied with the ethical standards.
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| spelling | doaj-art-baa65ec55c2c4b3db2df0030c270eece2025-01-08T06:14:25ZengUJ PressJournal of Construction Project Management and Innovation2223-78522959-96522014-05-014110.36615/jcpmi.v4i1.62AN ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE TO ETHICAL STANDARDS IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRYBusayo Funmilola Adeyinka0Godwin Onajite Jagboro1Grace Kehinde Ojo2Sunday Julius Odediran3Department of Quantity Surveying, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaDepartment of Quantity Surveying, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaDepartment of Quantity Surveying, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaDepartment of Quantity Surveying, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria The study assessed the compliance of construction professionals to ethical standards in the Nigerian construction industry. The study area was Lagos State and the target respondents were the registered professionals including architects, quantity surveyors, builders and engineers. A total of one hundred and seventy (170) questionnaire were randomly administered on the professionals and one hundred and thirty eight (138) were retrieved representing 81.18% response rate. Findings revealed that professionals displayed high level of compliance to clients service delivery with Mean Item Score (MIS) ranged between 3.22 to 3.79, educational and professional qualification with Mean Item Score (MIS) ranged 3.18 to 3.71 and standards of practice with Mean Item Score (MIS) ranged between 3.16 to 3.63. The overall rating revealed that professionals have highest level of compliance to standards of practice with 54.76%, while the least ranked ethical standards was fair compensation with 49.31%. ANOVA test established a statistical significant difference among the professionals view about compliance of the professionals to clients service delivery (F value=2.447, P value=0.020) and professional development (F value=3.774, P value = 0.001). The overall level of compliance of construction professionals to ethical standards was 52.37%. It was concluded that clients service delivery; educational training and professional qualification and standards of practices are the most significant ethical standards among construction professionals in Nigeria. Therefore, the study concluded that professionals satisfactorily complied with the ethical standards. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/JCPMI/article/view/62Ethics, Compliance, Construction Industry, Professionals, Standards |
| spellingShingle | Busayo Funmilola Adeyinka Godwin Onajite Jagboro Grace Kehinde Ojo Sunday Julius Odediran AN ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE TO ETHICAL STANDARDS IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation Ethics, Compliance, Construction Industry, Professionals, Standards |
| title | AN ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE TO ETHICAL STANDARDS IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY |
| title_full | AN ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE TO ETHICAL STANDARDS IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY |
| title_fullStr | AN ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE TO ETHICAL STANDARDS IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY |
| title_full_unstemmed | AN ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE TO ETHICAL STANDARDS IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY |
| title_short | AN ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE TO ETHICAL STANDARDS IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY |
| title_sort | assessment of construction professionals level of compliance to ethical standards in the nigerian construction industry |
| topic | Ethics, Compliance, Construction Industry, Professionals, Standards |
| url | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/JCPMI/article/view/62 |
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